A few months after purchase the bed had to be realigned. I was told this was a semi-common problem caused by loosely tighten bolts at the factory.
Some clips had to be replaced in my moon roof after they broke. I was told the replacements had been redesigned. 2002 was the first year for moon roofs on F-150s.
I love my truck. It has a good amount of power, for a full size extended cab truck. However the handling gets difficult at high speeds due to the over assisted power steering. It also rides nice and is very comfortable.
This truck really lives up to the slogan "Built Ford Tough."
What great trucks. I own a 2002 F-150 Supercrew and previously owned a Ford Ranger 4 cylinder. I drove the wheels off that Ranger and never had a problem. This Supercrew that I have now is the most comfortable of the trucks I have ridden in.
I am going to drive Ford trucks for the rest of my life.
Common problem to have the bed realigned a few months after purchace? Does that make it O.K.? Sounds like you should have bought a Tundra :)
Should have bought a Tundra??? I don't understand, I'm in the market for a new truck, I'm selling my Dodge Diesel which has been an excellent truck,, no complaints,, just more truck than I need and diesel prices in the NW are NOT coming down, very frustrating. I am looking at getting either a Ford Chevy or another Dodge and it's very hard to decide between them... if your going to write a review... put in why the tundra is best instead of a simple sacastic comment.. your review is of no value.. take a hike... in your tundra.
In 2002, I bought a new F150 Extended Cab. At 59,000 miles, I have replaced the spare tire wench ($80), had the cruise control recalled, replaced the ECV (emission control valve)($275), and have been told that the front ball joints are going out as evidenced by back and forth wheel/tire movement (left and right upper ball joint replacement cost estimate of $550 including parts and labor). I like this truck but am disappointed that I've had to repair items that should have lasted well past 59,000 miles.
Oh boy - the almighty Tundra, here we go again. Yeah the bed never has to be re-aligned on a Tundra because no one ever puts anything in the bed to take it out of alignment. I drive an 02 F150 delivering parts for a Ford dealership. It has the 8ft bed with only a 4.2L V6, yet the engine has 254,000 miles on it and I still drive it 200+ miles a day and it never fails to start and runs acceptionally well for such an overworked engine. Frame is very solid - not all "flexy" and squishy like the "Japanese truck" mentioned above. That's where they get their smooth ride - thin frame with few poorly attached cross-members so the rails sway and flex back and forth to go over bumps - not to mention three leaf springs and never anymore than three. Not very "truckish" at all. The Ford on the other hand drives very well while at the same time has large front control arms and coils and three inch wide leaf springs. They've done their homework on these designs. You can get 500 miles to a tank of regular on this truck, too. All-in-all not bad.
This is an update on the Jan 1, 2007 comment. My delivery truck is actually a 2001, big diff! I now have 290,300 miles on the truck and the engines keeps on rollin'.
I have an 02 with the 4.2L V6 with 64,000 miles on it. I've had to replace the manifold gasket (over a grand), and now my manual tranny is going out and needs 100% replacement as told by the dealer shop (over a grand). I have to literally jam it into gear when going for first or reverse. I hate this truck and want to get rid of it. I bad mouth Ford to anyone that asks, but my fathers 2000 S-10 is way way worse than mine. I want to be a Toyota man.
I have a 2002 F-150 4x4 XLT. It has 89,000 miles on it and has been a great truck.
The only problem I have had is the slave cylinder went out and the transmission had to be pulled out in order to replace it. That really sucks because a $40.00 part cost me almost $600.00 to get fixed. I went ahead and put a new clutch, pressure plate and rear main seal and a pilot bearing too while it was tore down.
Other than that, it's been really great. It has the 4.2L V6 engine, which is a great engine. It has plenty of power and pulls and climbs really well.
The gas mileage is average. It gets around 17 in town and around 19 to 20 on the hwy. Overall I love the body style and everything about it.
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